Akhtar Shaheen Rind

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Senior Journalist at Daily National Courier. Head of Reporting & Business Desk. A seasoned professional associated with journalism for over 20 years.

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Dow University introduces anti-rabies vaccine ‘Dow Rab’

KARACHI: Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) launched its own anti-rabies vaccine (ARV), namely DowRab, for dog bites victims in Sindh. Reports indicated that around one million individuals in Pakistan are bitten by stray dogs every year, leadin...

KWSC Chief to attend Global 300 Water Leaders Group meeting

Karachi:  Global 300 Water Leaders Group UK invited Syed Salahuddin Ahmed, CEO/MD Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) to join Global Water Summit going to be held in London on April 15-17, 2024.  Theme of Global Water Summit this...

PBSA unjustifiably imposing $130 on each scout to participate in Int’l Jamhoori USA

Karachi: Pakistani scouts interested to join third Muslim International Scouts Jamhoori USA and other international events are facing immense difficulties as for first time, Pakistan Boy Scouts Association (PBSA) headquarter unjustifiably has imposed...

Pak-American Dr. Asad nominated unopposed for US County Commissioner

Karachi: Unopposed nomination of Pakistani American Dr. Asad Mujtaba for post of American County Commissioner has once again made Pakistanis living in America proud. Dr. Asad Mujtaba, younger son of Professor Dr. Ghulam Mujtaba Special Envoy of Chair...

Creek Marina Project: FIA registers FIR against CEO, other accused under anti-money laundering provisions

KARACHI: The anti-money laundering circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have initiated an action against the alleged involvement of the owners of the Creek Marina project, a mega corruption scandal worth in billions of rupees. A case has...

Creek Marina Project: FIA registers case against CEO, other accused under anti-money laundering provisions

KARACHI: The anti-money laundering circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have initiated an action against the alleged involvement of the owners of the Creek Marina project, a mega corruption scandal worth in billions of rupees. A case has...

Airblue’s ‘mismanagement, negligence’ touches sky, management in deep slumber

KARACHI: The private airline Airblue has caused havoc to the lives of its customers due to its mismanagement. Following to the negligence of Air Blue, passengers got stuck at Lahore Airport for more than two days. The planes are not in such a positi...

KW&SC employees deprived of provision of medicines

KARACHI: Incompetence of Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation’s medical department deprived of employees of provision of medicines. Dvago Pharmacy has refused to give medicines to ailing employees including chronic diseases like diabetes and...

CM nods Rs16bn to start work on TP-I&III, 65 MGD, dedicated water line for DHA

KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice Maqbool Baqar approved Rs16.8 billion in development schemes for Karachi and directed the finance department to release the amount after completing the required formalities. “I want to start some...

Syed Salahuddin succeeded to avert termination attempt

Karachi: Despite implementation of amended Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KW&SC) Act, political elements routed in Sindh government are trying to undermine. People responsible to run system in Sindh succeeded to get appointed Iftikhar Sh...

NC Big Stories

All Karachi Urdu Declamation Contest- 2025 held at ICMA on Iqbal Day

KARACHI: Organized by the Youth of Pakistan Foundation, the All Karachi Declamation Contest was held at ICMA University on the occasion of Iqbal Day, in which young speakers from across the city presented the thoughts and message of Allama Iqbal in a...

SHC disposes of petition in Karimabad alleged illegal construction case

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has disposed of a petition filed against alleged illegal constructions in the Karimabad Ismailia Multipurpose Cooperative Society. The court made it clear that construction can only be carried out according to the approv...

Karachi’s New Master Plan 2047 Faces Unseen Urban Hurdles

KARACHI: As Karachi’s planners speak of a vision for 2047 the city’s current state stands as a cautionary tale. Decades of unregulated construction ignored zoning laws and unchecked expansion have left Karachi suffocating under its own ur...

Zohran Mamdani becomes New York City's first Muslim mayor

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, capping a meteoric rise from a little-known state lawmaker to one of the country's most visible Democratic figures. Mamdani will become the first Musli...
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